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Category Archives: africa
World Cup: The Trial of the Vuvuzelas
If the vuvuzelas are where the line is to be drawn, where, exactly, do the antics of British fans fall?
Also posted in football, humor, south america, sports Tagged arturo r. garcia, football, soccer, south africa, sports, vuvuzela, world cup 1 Comment
Re-branding Nigeria: when enough is enough
Nigerians became prisoners in their own country with an ‘incommunicado status.'
Also posted in Current Affairs, Society, politics Tagged belinda otas, nigeria, umaru farouk abdulmutallah, umaru yar’adua 3 Comments
The Bloemfontein urinators: “we’re not racist!”
All five of the employees continue to be harassed by the students they are cleaning up after.
Eudy Simelane: corrective rape, corrective death
Simelane, as a soccer player, represented a threat that Semenya, a runner, does not.
Also posted in Columnist, Society, glbtqi, rape, sports, women Tagged gender, south africa 3 Comments
“I Don’t”: arranged marriages for HIV-positive couples in Nigeria
This is not the agency’s first attempt at policing sexuality under the guise of public health and disease prevention.
White Woman’s Burden: Madonna and the Malawian adoption
By adopting these children, Madonna is only continuing a long tradition of western colonization based in the belief that whiteness is ultimately superior to that of bodies of color.
The Price of War: Pentagon Lifts Ban on Flag-Draped Coffins
The American public needs to know not only the cost of war in dollars and national debt, but what happens to the people who fight. This includes not only photos of coffins and funeral processions, but continued coverage of veterans issues.
Also posted in Current Affairs, middle east, north america, politics Tagged iraq, sarah jaffe, u.s., war 8 Comments
Mark Seal on Kenya in Vanity Fair: bad implications and dead ends
Is it useful to point out that a phrase "taming the wild country" is a slap in the face for those who were "tamed"?
Also posted in Columnist, Current Affairs, politics, racism Tagged kenya, mark seal, media, post-colonialism, racism, u.s., vanity fair 16 Comments


World Cup 2010: looking past the diversity storyline